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Essential Responsibilities: - Produce and maintain enterprise data modeling artifacts including ERDs, attribute-level source-of-truth mappings, grain definitions, and relationship documentation to enable consistent implementation across teams - Own and evolve the firm’s canonical (enterprise) data model by defining conformed entities (e.g., Account, Worker, Project/Engagement, Client) and ensuring consistent interpretation across Practice, Growth, and Functional domains - Architect and govern the Silver layer canonical model within a Databricks lakehouse / Microsoft Fabric environment, conforming data from Workday, Dynamics 365, and other sources into matched/merged/mastered enterprise entities - Design and maintain Gold layer dimensional models (facts, dimensions, measures, hierarchies, and grain) across core subject areas such as revenue, workforce, pipeline, billing, and financial performance to support analytics and self-service consumption - Perform architectural design reviews and approvals for new or modified data models introduced by any team, validating adherence to enterprise standards, cross-domain compatibility, and downstream usability (semantic models, Power BI, APIs) - Translate business requirements into implementable architecture specifications by partnering with CDAO and Product Managers to convert needs into model blueprints, gold-layer design requirements, and development-ready documentation for engineering teams - Maintain architecture decision records (ADRs) and reference patterns to document architectural choices, provide rationale, and accelerate consistent, repeatable delivery of governed data products - Partner with Data Governance and Security stakeholders to align canonical definitions, data quality rules, lineage capture, data classification, access control architecture, and masking patterns—ensuring data is audit-ready and trusted - Define platform integration and data contract expectations by specifying ingestion and interoperability patterns for upstream systems (Workday, Dynamics 365/Dataverse) and downstream consumers (Fabric semantic models, Power BI, operational interfaces), including SLAs for data freshness, quality, and availability
Required Qualifications: - Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field. - 8+ years of progressive experience in data architecture, data engineering, or enterprise data modeling roles, with a minimum of 3 years in a senior or lead architect capacity. - Hands-on background in Kimball-style dimensional modeling, medallion architecture patterns, and semantic layer design at enterprise scale. - Proven experience in professional services, financial services, or similarly complex industries where production, utilization, WIP, and engagement-based financial models are core business concepts. - Experience establishing architectural governance practices including design reviews, architecture decision records, and standards documentation. Preferred Qualifications: - Master’s Degree in technical or business discipline preferred; equivalent professional experience considered. - Experience with Workday as a source system (HCM, PSA, and/or Financials modules) is a significant advantage. - CDMP — Certified Data Management Professional (DAMA International). - Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate or Databricks Certified Data Engineer. - Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate. Benjamin Dzanic, from our recruiting team, will be guiding you through this process. Visit his LinkedIn page to connect! #LI-REMOTE #LI-BD1
Additional Details: Wipfli is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All candidates will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identify, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by federal, state, or local laws. Wipfli is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application, interview, or participate in our recruiting process, please send us an email at hr@wipfli.com Wipfli values fair, transparent, and competitive compensation, considering each candidate's unique skills and experiences. The estimated base pay range for this role is $142,000 to $191,000, with offers typically not made at the maximum, allowing for future salary increases. The actual salary at the time of offer depends on business related factors like location, skills, experience, training/education, licensure, certifications, business needs, current associate pay, and relevant employment laws. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, subject to participation rules and based on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual and Firm performance. Wipfli cares about our associates and offers a variety of benefits to support their well-being. Highlights include 8 health plan options (both HMO & PPO plans), dental and vision coverage, opportunity to enroll in HSA with potential Firm contribution and an Employee Assistance Program. Other benefits include firm-sponsored basic life and short and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) savings plan & profit share as well as Firm matching contribution, well-being incentive, education & certification assistance, flexible time off, family care leave, parental leave, family formation benefits, cell phone reimbursement, and travel rewards. Voluntary benefit offerings include critical illness & accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, legal, long-term care, pet insurance, ID theft protection, and supplemental life/AD&D. Eligibility for all benefits programs is dependent on annual hours expectation, position status/level and location. "Wipfli" is the brand name under which Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC and its respective subsidiary entities provide professional services. Wipfli LLP and Wipfli Advisory LLC (and its respective subsidiary entities) practice in an alternative practice structure in accordance with the AICPA Code of Professional Conduct and applicable law, regulations, and professional standards. Wipfli LLP is a licensed independent CPA firm that provides attest services to its clients, and Wipfli Advisory LLC provides tax and business consulting services to its clients. Wipfli Advisory LLC and its subsidiary entities are not licensed CPA firms.
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